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Eskort donates footballs to the fans
Rib Burgers at Easter Festivals
New Family Meals
Community Projects
NEW Loin Ribs
Service with a Smile
Varkfees 2009
Deboner Training
Energy for a cause
New Technology
Choosing a Camera
Swine Flu Facts
Products
Marinated Ribs
Golden Crumbed
Sausages
Viennas & Russians
Polony
Bacon
Other Eskort Products
Weigh-Less
Recipes
Cooking Pork Chart
Cooking Conversions
Cooking with Herbs
Recipe Booklets
Lunch Box
Vitamins
Food Groups
Tween Hints
Teen Hints
Juice Bottle
Entertaining
Party Planning
Napkin Folds
Decorations
Wine Tips
Finishing Touches
Get the Kids Involved
Decadent Cocktails
Making Cocktails Tips
Promotions
Home Style Recipes Competition
Winners
Eskort Butcheries
Eskort Butcheries in Estcourt and Heidelberg
Butchery Specials
Eskort Butchery Estcourt details
Eskort Butchery Heidelberg details
Trade Enquiries
Regional Sales Offices
Distributors
About Eskort
Page One
Page Two
Page Three
Page Four
Education
Buying & Storing Pork
Before cooking pork
Cooking Pork Tips
Fresh Pork Cuts
Fresh SA Pork Facts
SA Pork Industry
The Pork Market
Links
Clover
Weigh-Less
SAPPO
SAMIC
Nikon
Contact Us
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The History of Eskort
Official opening of the factory, 6th June 1918
Eskort Limited is a leading South African manufacturer of processed pork products that include Bacon, Viennas, Russians Polony, Sausages, Pork Ribs, Ham and Crumbed Pork.
Our History
In mid 1917 a group of nine people gathered in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, to discuss the establishment of a Bacon curing factory in the area. By August 1917 the Farmer's Co-operative Bacon Factory Limited was founded and building commenced on the banks of the Bushman's River in Estcourt. The factory was officially opened on 6 June 1918 by General Louis Botha.
Our History
In mid 1917 a group of nine people gathered in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, to discuss the establishment of a Bacon curing factory in the area. By August 1917 the Farmer's Co-operative Bacon Factory Limited was founded and building commenced on the banks of the Bushman's River in Estcourt. The factory was officially opened on 6 June 1918 by General Louis Botha.
Messrs. Thrupps of Johannesburg became one of the Co-operative's first large clients to whom bacon was sold. 
In June 1919 the S.S. Saxon carried the first Bacon exports to the United Kingdom which were excellently received by that market. At the 1920 Rand Easter Show the company secured the following awards: Only
Gold Medal in the Agricultural Section, Silver Cup for Export Bacon, and Silver Cup for Export Hams. In the same year the company was awarded a Gold and Silver Medal from the British Dairy Farmers Association at the London Dairy Show (the acknowledged Bacon Show of the World).
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Gold Medal in the Agricultural Section, Silver Cup for Export Bacon, and Silver Cup for Export Hams. In the same year the company was awarded a Gold and Silver Medal from the British Dairy Farmers Association at the London Dairy Show (the acknowledged Bacon Show of the World).
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